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Non Sum Informatus

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

See "Judgment." NON SUNT LONGA UBI NIHIL EST quod demere possis. There is no prolixity where there is nothing that can be omitted. Vaughan, 138.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

I am not informed. See Judgment non sum informatus.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat I am not informed; I have not been instructed. The name of a species of judgment by default, which is entered when the defendant's attorney announces that he is not informed of any answer to be given by him; usually in pursuance of a previous arrangement between the parties.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

pleading. I am not informed. Vide Informatus non sum.